Could a network virtualization platform be built like VMware did for compute? We explain why it's unlikely even though there is business value in doing so.

Network virtualization is therefore primarily about a reduction in opex, due to a reduction in provisioning times for workloads deployed in the data center.

From its genesis in x86-based servers, virtualization technology has spread rapidly into storage and the network. Today, it's at your desktop, in your processors and memory, and in your switches.

While system virtualization — and to a lesser extent, desktop virtualization — has held most of the virtualization limelight, there is also a growing trend in network virtualization.

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Moving virtual machines across a data center requires switched Layer 2 networking, but most WANs use Layer 3 routing. To overcome this barrier, EVI creates a tunnel through the Layer 3 network by ...

Like server virtualization, VMware’s approach to network virtualization lets data center operators treat their physical network as a pool of transport capacity that is used on-demand, the ...

The latest network virtualization company to outshine the Furby and the iPad Mini is Pluribus Networks. PN claims to be driving the “third wave of virtualization into the ethernet hardware ...

This makes virtualization a strong growth market.” TheInfoPro also noted that many of the IT professionals surveyed said that network-attached storage (NAS) is a logical place to begin ...

It may not fit easily under the Christmas tree, but a network virtualization company seems to be on every venture capital firm’s wishlist this year. The latest network virtualization company to ...